Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-09-15

bia house corner, then ran north on Water
Chas. Schmidt testified that the man who shot
Haddock wore rubber coat and ran north
on Water street
7 ". Taylor testified that Arensdorf re-
NAMED Mt The Shepherd until 10 o'clock
ID M. Killian aud William Sparks tes flied
as to the condition of the electric Light
could not recognize a man at little distance.
John Dedrick testified that Bismarck was
with him, drunk, on Pearl street, when the
shot was tirel.
ten feet beyond the bridge when the shot was
fired. stopped saw no one cross the prldge.
j. e. Peterson, alias Juhl, testified that he
saw the shooting; TINT tho man who shot wore
a black rubber coat, brown nat ana hgh'
pants
James Junk denied the part of Leavitts
evidence about paying the hack driver.
Joe Borsch testified that Bismarck g charac-
ter was bad
]. III Bolton ga ye evidence about Leayitts
indictment. and Geo Ssarls rs to the location
of the buildings and lights in the vicinity OF
the murder. Sheriff Mcdonald testified as
to the wa rrant for Leavitts arrest
j. G. Hart, boarder at the NJ lwaukee house,
testified that he was with Paul Leader on % the
night of the murder, that they two walked
through the crowd Mt Dineen's corner; that
they two passed. down Water street Hearing
a shot 10 ked around; saw q man with rubber
coat and light pants uuni from man VINO
was shot
Paul Leader testified to substantially the
same as Hart, only was positive that it was
Ieayitt who took hi, hat, and identifed.the
hat produc ID in court as The hat Leayitt that
night ok This was the same hat as the one
identified by Doersam as the one LETT by
Leavi,t in his ROOM Leader also stated that
Arensdorf was at Junk's when he Qeader)
left Neither Hart nor Leader recognized
anyone in the crowd but Leavitt Leader cor
roDordtcd Bismarck as to man running
from the corner to meet the crowd and tell
''Ihe buggy has come"
Frank A. Hill testified that in taking Lcay-
tits evidence he did not write all Leavitt said.
John Ftzsimmons testiti d his belief that
the man who shot ran north on Water street,
and was not Arensdorf.
W. 0. Merrill testified to Bismarck's bad
character.
James Horton was put on to testify that
Arensdorf advised that the prohibition work
ers be mt injured, bat the evidence was
ruled out
s j. Quincy testified that before tho grand
jury Leavitt was not asked who were present
at the secret session at Holdenreid's hall
Nicholas Paunley tes i6ed that the east
doors Of the brewery We're locked on the night
of the murder.
D. G. Barnes, recalled, testified that on the
night of the murder Arensdorf wore 4 dark
suit, no rubber cont
Harry Sherman, one of the accused, testified
to the same as to the clothes, and that Arens-
dorf was ut his place, the English Kitchen,
at $50 and there he, Sherman, first heard Of
the murder
Robert Buchanan, boy, testified that Arens-
dorf was not and Leavitt was, in the crowd
hat went to Dineen's corner. Like the
others, the boy knew NJ one in the crowd but
Leavit:.
John Arensdorf, the accused, denied all the
material points in tho evidence of Leavitt
Bismarck and Bismarck's daughter; testified
that from Juhk's he went cast to the English
Kitchen, was there when he heard of the
murder.
The confessions of Leavitt and Bismarck
charging the crime to Arensdorf were the
same II all material points.
A few witnesses wtre introduced by the
State in rebuttal, but nothing new developed.
The State rested its case March 81. John
Arensdorf was placed on tn, witness stand
April Z. The defense rested its case April Ii.
The case went TO the jury Saturday, April IT,
The jury was called into the curt room
Sunday, April II, at 1880 by Judge ! ewis.
Dennis O'Connel, Salix farmer, was The
only jurypln voting guilty" and he an
nounced that he would never change his
was discharged, and the prisoner held in s25,-
600 for further trial
AT the June term the cases were again
called, and the State elected to try Fred
Munchrath, jr., first The defense asked
Tor and gained a continuance to the
present term on account of the
defendant being sick. The cases were again
calei at the beginning OF the present term,
and the trial of Fred Munchrah, Jr, set for
September 5. Owing 10 absent witnesses a
continuance was granted until the 7th.